Predicate: speculate

Roleset id: speculate.01 , prognosticate, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

speculate.01: SPECULATE-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus; nominal 'speculating' based on BOLT-7. Member of Vncls conjecture-29.5-1. (from speculate.01-v) SPECULATION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, speculate.01. Corresponds to VNcls conjecture-29.5-1. (from speculation.01-n) SPECULATING-N NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from speculating.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
speculating (n.)
speculate (v.)Coming_to_believe
speculation (n.)

Roles:

        arg1 and arg2 were a single arg in the verb frame, but have been split here due to the possibility that they will both occur, in keeping with more recent rolesets. (from speculation.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: speculator (vnrole: 29.5-1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: actual speculation (vnrole: 29.5-1-theme)
        Arg2-VSP: speculation on/about what (vnrole: 29.5-1-predicate)

Example: speculate an NP

        [A spokesman]-1 declined *trace*-1 to speculate about possible reductions in force.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: speculate
        Arg2: about possible reductions in force

Example: speculate an NP

        Mr. Sherwood speculated that the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us.''

        Arg0: Mr. Sherwood
        Rel: speculated
        Arg1: that the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us

Example: S introduced by a prep

        Analysts-1 weren't willing *trace*-1 to speculate on how much money Carnival might lose through deposits.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: speculate
        Arg2: on how much money Carnival might lose through deposits

Example: nominal rel: speculating

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        This is just a bunch of reckless speculating , outrageousness , and foolishness ; absolutely not what a good - minded national should do , not to mention what a wise man should do .

        Argm-mnr: reckless
        Rel: speculating

Example: args 0 and 1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Indeed, he admits how he and Gleason, on a 2004 survey of bowhead whales, observed four drowned polar bears after a harsh Arctic storm, leading to their speculation that the deaths resulted from global warming.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: speculation
        Arg1: that the deaths resulted from global warming

Example: args 0 and 2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        She especially enjoyed his speculation about a ?secret history of the United States:?

        Arg0: his
        Rel: speculation
        Arg2: about a "secret history of the United States"